Ministry of the Interior

This morning, the ceiling of a hall at New Bulgarian University collapsed, trapping a person underneath. The Ministry of the Interior reported that the incident occurred during repair work.

Firefighters and ambulances were promptly dispatched to the scene. According to the Emergency Center in the capital, a medical team arrived quickly to assist.

The Main Directorate "Border Police" has announced a recruitment drive for 400 new employees. This is part of a larger effort to fill an additional 1,264 positions within the police force that have recently been approved.

Two men with parachutes fell onto a parked car in the village of Chernevo, as reported by the Ministry of the Interior.

The incident occurred around 1:20 p.m. on August 25, when Regional Police Station Ikhtiman received a report that two parachutists had landed at the edge of Chernevo. Authorities conducted an inspection at the scene.

The new government of Bulgaria is merely a continuation of the previous one, according to Tsoncho Ganev, the deputy chairman of the "Revival" party, who expressed a lack of trust in the newly formed administration during an interview with BNR. One major concern highlighted by Ganev is the appointment of the new Minister of Internal Affairs.

In the past 24 hours, a total of 142 fires were extinguished across Bulgaria, with two people reported injured, according to the Main Directorate for Fire Safety and Protection of the Population at the Ministry of the Interior, as reported by BTA. The information, updated as of 6:00 AM today, also noted that firefighters responded to 176 accident reports.

A Turkish family of five was injured in a crash on the Trakia highway near Pazardzhik early this morning. The accident occurred around 6:30 a.m. at the 92nd kilometer of the highway, heading towards Sofia.

The government has begun implementing an extensive plan for the restoration of the fire-stricken areas of northeastern Attica, it was reported on Tuesday, as PM Mitsotakis visited Penteli to meet with key authorities. 

Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva announced plans to file a report with the chief prosecutor, alleging that she faced pressure regarding her decision to retain Kalin Stoyanov as interior minister. Speaking to journalists, she stated that over the last nine days, she experienced considerable pressure while selecting ministerial candidates.

Sales of luxury cars in Bulgaria have surged significantly over the past year, according to new data from the Ministry of the Interior.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated, “We have full confidence in those managing the operational activities of aerial firefighting assets” during a special inter-ministerial meeting aimed at addressing the aftermath of the fires that broke out on Sunday in Attica, causing destruction in residential areas and resulting in one fatality.